LTC Jon Paynter Assistant Professor Deputy Department Head Mathematical Sciences jonathan.paynter [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Jon Paynter is the Deputy Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at West Point. LTC Paynter holds a B.S. in Mathematical Sciences (USMA, 2006), an S.M. in Operations Research (MIT, 2014), an S.M. in Technology and Policy (MIT, 2014), and a Ph.D. in Operations Research (MIT, 2022). His research interests include optimization, sequential decision modeling, and predictive analytics, with current application areas in military personnel planning and logistics. Prior to joining the USMA faculty, LTC Paynter served in the operational Army as an Armor officer with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and as an Analyst (ORSA) in the Army personnel enterprise. Ph.D. in Operations Research - MITS.M. in Operations Research - MITS.M. in Technology and Policy - MIT B.S. in Math - USMA Research Interests Optimization, AI evaluation, Sequential Decision Modeling Current Research Ongoing collaborations with the Army's Artificial Intelligence Integration Center and Army Human Resources Command.